April 8, 2026 The United States Is Self-Destructing Amid Empire Collapse Dangerously wrong priorities will accelerate America’s decline. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the White House on April 6, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) The Trump administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget request is a bat signal to Congress. The American empire is flailing, and the White House is working to ensure that the country declines with it.